Our Businesses

We are active in three key business areas:

Our continuing operations are internally organized into the following Business Units:

The Additives business is a major supplier of flame retardants, performance additives and advanced surface solutions for functional effects in plastics, coatings, inks and other special applications.
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The Catalysts business unit is a leading global catalyst supplier with a long history of innovation and expertise in catalysis, building on the capability of predecessor company Süd-Chemie.
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1,000+ needs, shaped up into a single solution: Bentonite.
Clariant’s Functional Minerals business unit is a world- leading provider of bentonite and synthetic material-based specialty products and solutions. The tailored products are designed to enhance products and processes in various industries. From mining the raw materials to processing them to tailoring them into customer-specific solutions, we provide you with 360° of service across the entire value chain.
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Clariant Oil and Mining Services provides solutions tailored to meet your needs within Oil Services, Mining, and Refinery Services. Clariant Oil Services is a world leader in the development, manufacture, application and supply of specialty chemicals and services to the oil and gas industry. Clariant Mining is a leading provider of flotation chemicals and emulsifiers for explosives to the global mining industry. Clariant Refinery Services is a leading provider of cold-flow additive applications for middle distillates including diesel, home heating oil and biofuels.
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Our discontinued operations comprise two Business Units:

Clariant Masterbatches is a recognized global leader in color and additive concentrates and performance solutions for plastics. Brand owners, product manufacturers, designers and plastics processors around the world rely on Clariant Masterbatches to help enhance the market appeal or the end-use performance of plastic products, packaging or fibers.
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Sustainable, high-performance products and top-quality technical support for your tailor-made solutions.
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OUR PROMISE

We create added value by appreciating the needs of our customers – with competitive and innovative solutions. The needs of our employees – by adhering to our company values. The needs of our shareholders – with above-average returns. And the needs of our environment – by acting sustainably.